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in·de·scrib·a·ble

 (ĭn′dĭ-skrī′bə-bəl)
adj.
Impossible to describe adequately: indescribable joy.
in′de·scrib′a·bil′i·ty, in′de·scrib′a·ble·ness n.
in′de·scrib′a·bly adv.
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indescribable

(ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl)
adj
beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words
ˌindeˌscribaˈbility, ˌindeˈscribableness n
ˌindeˈscribably adv
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in•de•scrib•a•ble

(ˌɪn dɪˈskraɪ bə bəl)

adj.
not describable; too extraordinary for description: indescribable confusion.
[1785–95]
in`de•scrib`a•bil′i•ty, in`de•scrib′a•ble•ness, n.
in`de•scrib′a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.indescribable - defying expression or descriptionindescribable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, indefinable
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
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indescribable

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indescribable

adjective
That cannot be described:
incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unspeakable, unutterable.
Idioms: beyond description, defying description.
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Translations

indescribable

[ˌɪndɪsˈkraɪbəbl] ADJ [terror, horror] → indescriptible, increíble; [beauty, joy] → indescriptible
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indescribable

[ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl] adj → indescriptible
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indescribable

adj → unbeschreiblich; (inf: = terrible) → fürchterlich, schrecklich
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indescribable

[ˌɪndɪsˈkraɪbəbl] adj → indescrivibile
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